Tuoba Ming ordered the guards to quietly evacuate Li Xin's younger brother. He conspired with Li Xin and Feng Chan's younger brother Feng Shu to expose Li Fu's twenty-two "hidden crimes", among which the number one one was

rebellion.

Why is it said to be a hidden crime? This is because apart from covering up Li Xin's embezzlement, Li Fu cannot be found guilty of any other crime. But Tuoba Ming had already guessed Emperor Xianwen Tuobahong's intention to kill the Li brothers, and he also wanted to take advantage of it.

This is an opportunity to get rid of his mortal enemy Li Fu and gain the position of Zhongshu Supervisor at the same time.

But Li Fuzhong, the Secretary Superintendent, has the same rank as the Secretary. If he wants to kill him, there is no evidence of heinous crime. Even the emperor may not be able to do it easily. His younger brother Li Yi is the general of Su Wei and the lover of Empress Dowager Feng.

It was difficult to kill him, and the youngest brother Li Shi was the governor of Yanzhou in the west and a high official in the border area. If the emperor wanted to kill him, he had to have a good reason to stop the civil and military officials from criticizing him.

The three Li brothers cannot be killed under normal circumstances, except for one situation, which is collaborating with the enemy and conspiring to rebel. Therefore, Tuoba Ming, Li Xin and Feng Shu listed Li Fu's twenty-two hidden crimes. In fact,

It was an unfounded crime. It was called a hidden crime, but the excuse was that it actually involved a large number of court secrets and it was inconvenient to openly interrogate the three brothers, so it could only be dealt with secretly.

Tuoba Ming's secret memorial was presented to Emperor Xianwen. Emperor Xianwen was overjoyed after reading it, and he began to think about a plan on how to kill the three Li brothers.

Of the three Li brothers, the one Emperor Xianwen wanted to kill most was Li Yi. Li Fu and Li Shi were just burial objects. But Emperor Xianwen knew very well that as Empress Dowager Feng’s lover, Li Yi was loyal to Empress Dowager Feng and had always been with Feng.

None of the crimes of corruption and rebellion listed in the Queen Mother's side could be imposed on Li Yi.

The only way is to use Li Fu as a breakthrough point, attack him, and then punish the three clans for Li Fu's rebellion according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, thereby achieving the purpose of killing Li Yi.

Emperor Xianwen knew very well that Empress Dowager Feng treated him as if she were her own child. Although he was a little dissatisfied with his change of officials, after all, the Empress Dowager had said that she would never interfere with the government affairs again, and she really did not interfere with him in any way. Emperor Xianwen knew in his heart that Empress Dowager Feng treated him

He is very trusting and does not understand his inner thoughts at all.

Emperor Xianwen was worried that if he decided to deal with Li Yi, Queen Mother Feng would inevitably interfere. By then, not only would he not be able to kill Li Yi, but Queen Mother Feng would also begin to be suspicious of him. Although he had replaced a batch of

Officials, but the civil and military officials who hold great power in the court can be said to be the confidants of Empress Dowager Feng, and their own strength is simply not enough to deal with his mother.

Although Emperor Xianwen was only sixteen years old at this time, he had read history books thoroughly and was well versed in the art of emperors. Emperor Xianwen decided that the prosecution of the Li brothers must be carried out secretly, and he could eliminate the three Li brothers in one fell swoop with lightning speed.

Brother, after the fait accompli was created, there was nothing the Empress Dowager Feng could do.

Since both Li Fu and Li Yi were officials in the imperial court, and Li Shi served as the governor of Yanzhou in the west. If the three brothers were captured one by one, before all three Li brothers were captured, according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, they could not be arrested without trial.

Just kill first

An important minister whose case is not yet clear. Although Emperor Xianwen is the emperor, he must abide by the laws set by his ancestors. Otherwise, he may arouse the dissatisfaction of the courtiers and provoke the Empress Dowager Feng to come to the court to claim power. Then everything for him will be over.

After careful consideration, Emperor Xianwen decided to remain silent and not attack Li Yi, who was close to Li Fu, but instead targeted Li Shi, the governor of Yanzhou in the west. He knew very well that if he ordered to arrest Li Shi first,

Li Yi and Li Fu were arrested. Before Li Shi arrived at the case, no one could

If Li Fu and Li Yi could be executed, then Empress Dowager Feng would definitely step out of the foreground if she knew that Li Yi had been arrested. Then all of Emperor Xianwen's plots would be completely defeated. Even if he could secretly arrest Li Yi and Li Fu, he could only hide it and retire.

The Empress Dowager Feng, who is deep in the palace, may not be able to hide the truth from the Empress Dowager Feng.

In the incident of dealing with Yihun, Emperor Xianwen thoroughly understood the importance of Feng Xi, the brother of Queen Mother Feng, King of Changli. Feng Xi had a wide circle of friends, was a forthright person, and was quite popular among civil and military officials and heroes. Not to mention that Feng Xi was a prince.

It is the brother of the Queen Mother who holds the agency responsible for spying on the secrets of the world. If something happens to Li Yi and Li Fu, Feng Xi will know the situation immediately in just half a day.

Even if he managed to hide it from Feng Xi, Emperor Xianwen had already heard of Li Shi's cleverness and prudence, the governor of Western Yanzhou. Li Shi knew that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, so he was cautious in everything, worrying that his two brothers in the court might not

He got into trouble, so he made an agreement with Li Yi and Li Fu to keep each other safe every ten days.

If Li Fu and Li Yi were arrested and Li Shi could not write for a long time, he would definitely have doubts. He was a feudal official and had the right to report directly to the emperor and the empress dowager. If he suspected that something happened to Li Yi and Li Fu, he would definitely have expected this.

This was done by Emperor Xianwen, who directly sent someone to report secretly to the Queen Mother, causing Emperor Xianwen's plan to fail.

Therefore, Emperor Xianwen came up with a plan. He kept everything in the court. Not only did he not show any strangeness to Li Fu, he also often rewarded Li Fu with gold, silver, money and silk to calm his heart. When Li Fu was flattered, he arrested him with one piece.

His younger brother, Li Shi, the governor of Western Yanzhou, had quietly opened his mouth.

Li Shi, the governor of Western Yanzhou, once made an appointment with his brothers Li Fu and Li Yi. The three brothers were each other's horns. No matter who was in trouble, the three brothers would work together to resolve the disaster. Li Shi was even more thoughtful. He treated Li Fu and Li Yi

Li Yi confessed that if the imperial court issued an edict to convict him, he would immediately secretly send a letter to his two brothers in the capital to let them know and prepare to rescue Li Shi or protect himself.

On the way from Pingliang City in the capital to Yanzhou in the west, there is a big river. If you want to reach the governor's office, you must ferry across that river. Li Shi, who was thoughtful, spent his own money to buy the ferry point that was originally operated by a private sector.

.He sent his cronies as people in Guandu.

Those cronies were very loyal to Li Shi and were wary of everyone coming from the direction of the capital. Li Shi told them that if they found eunuchs, court officials, or large groups of people coming from the direction of the capital, they must do everything possible.

Stop them from crossing the river and quickly notify Li Shi.

Li Shi did this to show that he was hospitable and solemn on the surface. He would personally greet anyone who came to the capital as a dignified governor. In essence, he bought time for himself. He was quick-thinking and could immediately get the information from his cronies.

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He could judge by his appearance and the number of followers he brought whether it was the imperial court who came to announce the decree. No matter what the decree was, he would prepare for the worst. Before the person who announced the decree had crossed the river, he immediately wrote a letter and sent his cronies to Li Fu, the capital.
Chapter completed!